{"id":180624,"date":"2025-09-27T21:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/malala-visits-nigeria-to-advocate-for-girls-education-priorities"},"modified":"2025-09-27T21:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:46:00","slug":"malala-visits-nigeria-to-advocate-for-girls-education-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/malala-visits-nigeria-to-advocate-for-girls-education-priorities","title":{"rendered":"Malala visits Nigeria to advocate for girls\u2019 education priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai, has visited Nigeria to meet with the Board of Directors of the Malala Fund, aimed at advancing its priorities on girls\u2019 education in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Fund\u2019s Communication Manager in Nigeria, Nankwat Dakum, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dakum, during the visit, Malala would join her father and co-founder Ziauddin Yousafzai, the Fund\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, Lena Alfi, and board members in advancing the priorities.<\/p>\n<p>She listed the priorities to include ensuring that married and pregnant girls can return to school, increasing education financing to meet girls\u2019 needs and using education as a policy solution to end child marriage.<\/p>\n<p>She further explained that Malala will also meet with young girls and education champions supported by the Malala Fund, to hear directly about their experiences, including the changes they want to see in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>She added that Malala would hold engagements with key government and civil society leaders to help accelerate progress for girls\u2019 education across Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria is a priority country in Malala Fund\u2019s global strategy (2025\u20132030).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince 2014, Malala Fund has invested over $8 million U.S. dollars in Nigerian partner organisations working to break down the barriers keeping girls out of school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMalala\u2019s return to Nigeria comes at a pivotal moment as government, civil society, and international partners look to strengthen commitments so every girl in Nigeria can access and complete 12 years of education,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai, has visited Nigeria to meet with the Board of Directors of the Malala Fund, aimed at advancing its priorities on girls\u2019 education in the country. The Fund\u2019s Communication Manager in Nigeria, Nankwat Dakum, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. 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